News from June 2022

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Non-denominational church ready to settle with Pa. state officials it had said won't recognize marriages it officiated

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – A non-denominational religious group is ready to settle federal claims it made that a Pennsylvania law was allegedly used by state officials to declare that it may not solemnize legal marriages in the Commonwealth.
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Parents suing Phila. Schools over allegedly racist admissions policies, now seek injunction

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A trio of Philadelphia parents who brought a class action lawsuit against the School District of Philadelphia and numerous officials in its employ, charging that their children were denied admission to criteria-based schools due to the District’s allegedly discriminatory policies centered on race, are now seeking an injunction to prevent such policies from continuing to be enforced.
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Hourly employees allege they were not paid for pre-shift work

By Marian Johns |
PITTSBURGH — Two Pennsylvania-based retail merchandising product and service companies are facing a class action alleging they violated state and federal wage laws.
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Suit: Military academy students with medical issues forced to engage in unsafe activities

By Marian Johns |
MEDIA — A military academy in Wayne is facing a claim it forced students with medical issues to engage in activities which caused them to suffer injuries.
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49 Cozen O'Connor Attorneys Named Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

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49 Cozen O'Connor Attorneys Named Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.
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Judge orders Phila. to provide discovery documents in class action suit over towing relocation program

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has concurred with plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit versus the City of Philadelphia over claims that its vehicle towing relocation program both fails to abide by due process and provide adequate notice or fair procedures for owners to locate and recover their vehicles after they have been moved, ordering the City to comply with the plaintiffs’ discovery requests.
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Islamic woman who sued pizza parlor after allegedly being served pork, loses case in arbitration

By Nicholas Malfitano |
MEDIA – After an arbitration session, a plaintiff of the Islamic faith has lost her case against a Delaware County pizza restaurant, which she alleged sent her an order of food containing pork, which her religion prevents her from consuming.
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Inmate's excessive force litigation against SCI-Rockview officers results in settlement

By Nicholas Malfitano |
WILLIAMSPORT – A settlement has been reached in excessive force litigation brought by a prisoner currently in state custody against a number of corrections officials at SCI-Rockview.
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Woman who fell on hospital carpet says document filing isn't necessary in her negligence case

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman who alleged she suffered serious injuries when her walker caught on a hospital’s floor carpet and she fell and who is now facing the possibility of a judgment of non pros in her case argues that filing a certificate of merit is not necessary.
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Darby man sues online news outlet for defamation, after it claimed he was arrested for murder

By Nicholas Malfitano |
MEDIA – A local man has sued online news provider Patch and one of its reporters, claiming the defendants defamed him in an article which claimed both he and his mother were arrested for a fatal shooting in June 2021, when in fact they were arrested for unrelated offenses.
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Worker alleges former employer used legal system to retaliate against him

By Marian Johns |
PITTSBURGH — A former employee alleges a Pittsburgh-based crane rental company filed a frivolous suit against him in retaliation for his wage payment claim.
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Attorney alleges libelous Google business review caused loss of potential clients

By Marian Johns |
MEDIA — An attorney alleges a libelous Google business review has caused her to lose potential clients.
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Greenberg Traurig Philadelphia Recognized Again in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers

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Greenberg Traurig Philadelphia Recognized Again in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers.
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Judge dismisses fatal asbestos exposure claims against Eckel Industries, for lack of causation

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has granted summary judgment to a company that employed a woman's husband at various naval shipyards over an 18-year period, finding that her 2020 death from mesothelioma and subsequent asbestos exposure claims failed due to a lack of causation.
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Accounting manager accused of embezzlement and payroll fraud sues former employer

By Nicholas Malfitano |
MEDIA – A Delaware County woman who formerly served in accounting of a fitness non-profit group for kids and a for-profit company has filed a slander suit against her former employer, alleging that he publicly and falsely accused her of stealing money from the company and committing payroll fraud.
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Muslim photographer who sued Pa. GOP House Caucus for religious discrimination settles claims

By Nicholas Malfitano |
HARRISBURG – A former employee of the State House of Representatives’ Republican Caucus who sued the body for discrimination, unlawful termination and retaliation, claiming he received prejudicial treatment for his practice of the Islamic faith, has settled his claims.
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East Bradford Township public works employee argues prior deposition should be off the table

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – An East Bradford Township public works official is seeking to eliminate allegations that he was not truthful in a deposition given in an underlying action, in his own suit alleging he was fired for reporting dangerous conditions relating to decaying tree limbs in the municipality.
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Plaintiffs in Eddystone defamation case should provide discovery or face sanctions, defense says

By Nicholas Malfitano |
MEDIA – Defense counsel is seeking plaintiffs provide reasoning for their lack of response to discovery requests, or face sanctions, in a defamation case brought by a former member of the Borough of Eddystone’s Civil Service Commission against the borough’s mayor and one of its council members.
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CSX worker alleges excavator manufacturer's defective design caused rollover

By Marian Johns |
PITTSBURGH — A CSX worker injured in an excavator rollover is claiming the machine manufacturer's negligence for defective design.
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Nightclub patron assaulted by intoxicated customer alleges negligence against attacker, bar owners

By Marian Johns |
MEDIA — A nightclub patron who was assaulted by an intoxicated patron is alleging negligence against his attacker and the bar's owners. Tyler Stetson filed a complaint  against Rich Whiting, John J.

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